Here is the revised and polished trantion, faithful to the original and fully adapted for American readers:
But then she remembered it was Finnian who had said that, and the thought amused her so much that a faint smile appeared on her lips.
Finnian noticed her sudden smile and asked curiously, “What are you smiling at?"
Amara quicklyposed herself. “It''s nothing."
Seeing that Finnian was still watching her-probably waiting for an answer about the child''s father-she hesitated for a moment before saying, "Let''s not talk about him. I don''t want to bring him up."
Why not? Finnian recalled that Amara once admitted she had feelings for that man. Did that mean she still hadn''t moved on from him?
So now, Amara''s heart held not only Keith, but also that other man-while there seemed to be no ce for him at all. A trace of bitterness crept into Finnian''s chest.
Noticing his spirits drop, Amara couldn''t figure out what was going on in his head and decided to change the subject. "Mr. Everly, I noticed the trending topics kept disappearing today. Were you the one suppressing them?"
Finnian nodded. Amara said, "Thank you, but you don''t have to do that anymore. Just let it run its course."
This story was getting way too much attention. Even if he spent a fortune to bury it, it would just resurface again. It wasn''t worth the effort or the money-so it was better to just leave it alone.
Finnian didn''t respond. Instead, he asked her another question. “How are things between you and Keith? Are you two officially over?"
What was that supposed to mean? Was he hoping she and Keith had broken up? Annoyed, Amara deliberately replied, "I wouldn''t say we''ve exactly broken up."
Hearing this, Finnian''s lips pressed into a thin, hard line; he looked visibly displeased.
He wanted to advise Amara to cut things off with Keith. After
everything that had happened, Edith and Nathan would be even more against her joining the family. If she kept getting involved with Keith, she''d only end up hurting herself.
bat had happened,
But he held his tongue, knowing Amara wouldn''t appreciate him saying any of that.
Just then, there was a knock at the door. Amara called out, "Come in," and a housekeeper entered.
"Sir, there''s someone here to see you."
Finnian''s tone was low. "Who is it?"
The housekeeper replied, "It''s Miss Liliana."
As soon as that name was spoken, the room fell silent.
Amara thought back to Finnian''s earlierments about her child''s father being irresponsible, and she almost wanted tough again, but managed to keep her face neutral,
Finnian''s expression turned grim. He said to Amara, “I''ll be back in a moment,” and left her room.
Since Liliana-like Emma-had been cklisted by Mr. Kevin Everly, she wasn''t allowed inside the main house and had to wait outside.
It was the middle of winter, and Liliana was wearing just a thin jacket. Her face and hands were red from the cold as she shivered on the front steps.
When Finnian opened the door, Liliana immediately stopped fidgeting and straightened up. “Finn, you''re here." She watched his expression carefully.
Finnian''s face revealed
nothing-calm and unreadable as ever. He was always good at hiding his emotions, so Liliana didn''t think too much of it. She bit her lip and said? Did you see the news today. can''t believe Ms. Sullivan has a child, and apparently, the child isn''t even Keith''s. That''s just..."
She trailed off, studying Finnian''s reaction once again.
Finnian''s expression didn''t change at all. He looked at her and said, “I saw it. Is that
all you came here to say?"